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First Battle of Benghazi

BelligerentsAnti-Gaddafi forcesDefected army unitsArmed protestersLibyan Arab JamahiriyaCommanders and leadersAbdul Fatah Younis (last day)Al-Saadi GaddafiStrength 10,000 Khamis BrigadeFadheel BrigadeTariq Brigade325 mercenariesCasualties and lossesBenghazi:110–257 killed9 missingBayda:63 killedDerna:29 killedRebel soldiers:130 killedTotal:332–479 killed9 missing3 T-54/55 tanks or IFVs destroyed 163 killed236 captured3 T-54/55 tanks or IFVs destroyedThe First Battle of Benghazi was fought between army units and militiamen loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and anti-Gaddafi forces in February 2011 during the Libyan Civil War.

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